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“A spacious, well organised cottage in a beautiful location in a working farm”

Reviewed 3 May 2015
for a stay in April 2015

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Various friends and family stayed including my 3 year old twin grand daughters who loved going round feeding the animals with Madeline.It was a chilly weekend but with the wood burning stove going the cottage was cosy.Friendly hosts and delicious cupcakes in the fridge when we arrived! Just remember that self catering means bring your own loo paper, dishwasher tabs etc and leave time to clean before you leave.

Travelling group:Young Children

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Management Response

4 May 2015

Thanks for this review and we are glad you enjoyed your stay. Thanks also for explaining that this is a self catering home and as such we ask guests to provide all your own consumables. However, we will always supply items if they are required in an emergency. In this case we were asked to provide loo rolls on day 2, dishwasher tablets and aspirin on day 3 and did so without charge. As far as cleaning is concerned, we simply ask you to leave the place as you would wish to find it but if you prefer to ask us to do the cleaning we will do so for a further small charge.

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My wife and I stayed here with our 4 year old and 1 year old boys and had a great time. The rooms are a good size, the kitchen is well equipped, and the owners are always available but give you privacy.

The boys loved running in the fields and feeding the animals. A great spot with great accommodation. Thanks Maddie and Fred!

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Management Response

1 Apr 2015

Thanks for this lovely review. We greatly enjoyed your company and hope to see you again one day.

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A spacious accommodation in a fairly secluded spot right in the middle of the South Downs - and to make it even better, on a working farm which our girls aged 7 and 9 enjoyed no end, as the hosts were happy to let them help feed the animals. Madeleine and Fred are lovely and we could not have had a nicer time.

Travelling group:Young Children

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Management Response

22 Dec 2014

Thanks for this lovely review. We are so glad that your girls enjoyed life on our farm and we hope to see you all again soon.

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We stayed at the Games Barn for a weeks family holiday. The accommodation was roomy and comfortable. We were 3 generations: 3 couples and 2 small children and fitted easily into the four double bedrooms. The cot and highchair provided were also very useful. We made most of our meals in the Barn and found all the utensils needed in the kitchen.

The advice to bring wellies & waterproofs should be heeded as we had a very wet week and took lots of walks around the farm and surrounding area.

Fred and Madeleine were very welcoming and took time to explain to us and the children about living on a farm and even introduced us to the animals. The chickens provided us with lovely fresh eggs too.

WIFI and phone reception available, but not great - which helped us to switch off from our gadgets for a while, and enjoy the true countryside experience.

There was lots to do in the area - including several close National Trust properties and many scenic walks.

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Travelling group:Extended Family

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Management Response

6 Sep 2014

Thanks for this review. We are glad that, despite the unseasonal wet August weather, you still enjoyed all that the farm has to offer. We note your comments about the mobile and internet . Sadly it is something we cannot fix but we do try to make it clear on our website that broadband in rural Sussex is super slow not super fast and that mobile reception can be tricky. We hope this did not spoil your stay and would love to see you all here again sometime

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I travelled from Australia with my husband, 2 young children and my parents and we stayed at the barn for close to 4 weeks. We chose the Games Barn based on it's location which was extremely close to family who lived in Heathfield. The rental could not have suited our needs more - there was more than enough space for the 6 of us (and all our luggage) and the little bits and pieces in the barn (books, videos, games, drawers and hanging space for our clothes) made the barn feel like a home, rather than just a holiday rental. Although I have to make special mention - whilst it was nice to have the barn feel like home, having your bed sheets and towels changed each week and washed for you definately made it feel like a holiday!The owners, Fred and Madeleine were fantastic. They allowed us to treat the farm like it were our home and were always available when we required assistance. The kids enjoyed feeding the pigs our food scraps and it was nice to sit back on the verandah and watch the sheep going about their day in the field next door, or listening to the ducks chattering away up on the hill. We only had one small issue while staying in the barn and that was that we got water everywhere when taking a shower. We felt that maybe a shower screen would prevent this from happening - or maybe us Aussies are just messy washers..... A bath mat on the floor helped with this. The bathroom was not slippery but if we walked out of the bathroom with wet feet the hall tiles were extremely slippery. If Mayfield weren't so far from home we would be going back sooner - unfortunately as we're some 17,000 km away it will need to be later - but we will be back and next time i will not be packing unneccessary items such as books and games as this is all available in the barn.

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Liked best:The space

Travelling group:Young Children

Your age range25-34

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Management Response

24 Aug 2014

Thanks for this lovely review. It is great to know that a family like yours can stay here for over 3 weeks and feel as if it is a home - that is exactly what we hope to achieve with all our guests. We note your comment about the shower area. It is a difficult balance between being disabled friendly (tiled floors where possible, wet rooms rather than shower cubicles) and suitability for all. We recognise that the areas directly outside the wet rooms are tiled and slippery when wet although the wet rooms themselves are non slip. We will in future provide towelled bath mats to place on the floor directly outside the wet rooms. We hope this minor issue did not spoil your holiday in any way and we would love to see you all again - you were perfect guests from our perspective.

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